United States v. John D. Freeman

John D. Freeman, defendant-appellant, appeals from a judgment of conviction in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee on a two-count indictment charging him with illegal transportation and possession of non-tax-paid whiskey in violation of Sections 5604(a) (1) and 5686(a) of Title 26 U.S.C., respectively. The case was tried before a jury and the appellant was sentenced to imprisonment for a period of eleven months and twenty-nine days and to pay a fine of $200.

Owen C. Strickland, Jr., special investigator in charge of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit in…